Walton County, Florida

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 79,846
Median household income: $79,281
Median home value: $376,400

Home to 79,846 residents, Walton County is one of Florida's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $79,281, its median household income sits above Florida's $71,711.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walton County's population grew 17.0% from 68,262 to 79,846, while its median household income rose 36.5% from $58,093 to $79,281.

Households average 2.39 people. The median gross rent is $1,674.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,846
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,281
Median home value: $376,400
Median gross rent: $1,674
Housing units: 58,894
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,26279,846

Median household income

$58,093$79,281

Median home value

$229,500$376,400

Median gross rent

$979$1,674

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,262	$58,093	$229,500	$979
2020	71,049	$67,390	$245,400	$1,012
2021	73,456	$68,111	$274,500	$1,139
2022	76,618	$74,832	$327,000	$1,463
2023	79,846	$79,281	$376,400	$1,674

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,583	5.7%
5 to 17	11,988	15.0%
18 to 24	4,791	6.0%
25 to 34	9,115	11.4%
35 to 44	10,543	13.2%
45 to 54	10,167	12.7%
55 to 64	12,858	16.1%
65 to 74	10,005	12.5%
75 and over	5,796	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	65,095	81.5%
Black or African American	3,036	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	248	0.3%
Asian	895	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	450	0.6%
Two or more races	3,539	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,563	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,025	8.6%
High school graduate	16,270	27.8%
Some college or associate's	17,170	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	13,232	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,787	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,029	69.8%
Carpooled	4,242	11.8%
Public transit	67	0.2%
Walked	511	1.4%
Bicycle	126	0.4%
Worked from home	5,325	14.8%
Other means	559	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,655	21.8%
15 to 29 min	11,118	36.4%
30 to 44 min	6,499	21.3%
45 to 59 min	2,637	8.6%
60+ min	3,625	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.4% (8,912 of 77,981)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,536	69.0%
Nonfamily households	10,123	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,659	55.5%
Vacant	26,235	44.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,198	77.2%
Renter-occupied	7,461	22.8%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units16.3%

Mobile home & other12.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,574	57.0%
1-unit, attached	1,420	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3,159	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3,577	6.1%
20 or more units	9,572	16.3%
Mobile home & other	7,592	12.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 12131
State: Florida
Land area: 1,038 sq mi
Water area: 371 sq mi
Center point: 30.5712, -86.1628